NOSTALGIC (Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #75 & 2020 Countdown Day 7)

The Lens-Artists theme this week is NOSTALGIC (HERE)

For my take – I have doggie photos and then memories from Christmas 2009. 

~

THIS IS MY FAVORITE PHOTO OF OUR DOG COMMODORE CODY (RIP 2016)  BECAUSE HE LOVED TO GARDEN RIGHT NEXT TO ME. HE WAS LIKE A SHADOW IN THE YARD – (AND NOT IN AN ANNOYING WAY) – NO MATTER WHAT I WAS DOING, CODY WAS A CLOSE COMPANION AND HE ALSO LIKED KEEPING WATCH. SOME OF THE SWEETEST OF MY DAYS WERE WITH CODY IN THE YARD OR GARDEN. 

…

CODY ALSO STARTED RESTING HIS PAW ON MY FOOT (in his older years). I WOULD JOURNAL AT NIGHT AND HE WOULD REST IT THERE SO GENTLY. I FINALLY DECIDED TO GRAB A PHOTO OF IT ONCE OR TWICE. CODY WOULD ALSO SEEM TO KNOW WHEN CROCK- POT FOOD WAS DONE – HE WOULD GO SIT UNDERNEATH THE COUNTER WHEN IT WAS ALMOST READY. HOW DID HE KNOW? THE SMELL INTENSIFIED PERHAPS?  – AN INNER CLOCK – OR THAT DOGGIE SENSING? 

THIS IS MY FAVORITE PHOTO OF OUR DOG STEVE (RIP 2018) BECAUSE HE WAS A SNUGGLE-BUNNY, SWEETHEART, SPAZZY-AT-TIMES KIND OF DOG. SIR STEVEN GAVE ME A FEW (MANY) GRAY HAIRS, BUT IT WAS WORTH IT FOR THE LOVE AND JOY. HE HAD A WIMPY SIDE BUT HE ALSO WAS DELIGHTFUL. WHILE CODY WOU BE NEAR ME IN THE YARD — STEVE WOULD WaNDER ALL AROUND AND THEN PERCH IN AN AREA IN THE SHADE. — IN THIS pHOTO – WE DID NOT USUALLY ALLOW DOGGIES ON ANY BEDS – (JUST A PRIORHOUSE POLICY…) BUT THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN EARLY ON AND MY FRIEND, K., HAD JUST GIVEN US THOSE SHEETS (SILKY, HIGH-THREAD COUNT) – anyhow – THIS PHOTO – OF STEVE ON THE BED REMINDS ME OF STEVE AT THAT LIFE STAGE – AND THAT SHEET SET AND LAVENDER PILLOWCASE BRING BACK THE WARM MOOD OF LIFE THEN.

Our first set of dogs were similar to our second set – here are Ginger and Maryann

OUR DOGGIES FROM THE 1990s. GINGER (CHOW-COLLIE) AND MARYANN (LABRADOR – OUR MOST EXPENSIVE DOG OF THE FOUR). 

 

 

Priors from 2009. We used to go and see “A Christmas Carol” musical every year (at a local college ) for about 12 years in a row. However, we stopped going because many of the long-time actors retired and the replacements were terrible actors and the directing was bad. It was actually painful to sit through. So do feel a little nostalgic for those earlier years when the play was so good. We used to have photo opps with the characters after the musical and on this year, we had a photo opportunity with Marley ((“I wear the chain I forged in life – made it link by link, yard by yard”)) Oh, and my boys had the chance to act in a version of A Christmas Carol back in 2013 – that was fun (and really boring to be honest)

Cody

Steve

Now – a song….

The first time I heard this  El Cerito Place song by Kenny Chesney was around Christmas 2012 or 2013. Not sure which Christmas it was, but I liked it at holiday time. You might already know it, but if not, maybe have a listen and let me know what you think. 

 

_

CARE TO JOIN in with the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge – or to get more info?  The Lens-artists weekly photo-challenge prompt hosts are:

Week 1–Patti of https://pilotfishblog.com/

Week 2–Ann-Christine (Leya) of https://lagottocattleya.wordpress.com/

Week 3–Amy of https://shareandconnect.wordpress.com/

Week 4–Tina of https://travelsandtrifles.wordpress.com/

See you again soon with the next post for the 2020 Countdown. 

2020 COUNTDOWN POSTS

• Day 1: Beach Photos here 
• Day 2: Water, A View from Japan  here (Part 1 here)
• Day 3: Visual Dialogue Book here
• Day 4: Evening Dresses/Vintage Outfits here
• Day 5: Mannequins and Formal Wear  here
• Day 6: Lines & Hope here

 

 

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.